Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 24, 1961, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Texto o 14 A TUESDAY. JANUARY 24, 1961 -Ww Kennedy's Men Adlai Stevenson Is No Stranger to World Organization High Speed Railroading Seen Solution to By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial Editor New York -IUPD- Mergers are continually being men tioned as the only solution ,:,mm 4 to the railroad f problems. Dili i ii e Pre sident of General Elec tric has his own prescrip tion -high speed rail roading. Loneer and Henry Bechtold taster freights pulled by more powerful en gines may be just what this depressed carrier needs, Rob ert Paxton suggested in the latest issue of the Exchange magazine. The gains In efficiency achieved bv the railroads the past 25 years through large capital expenditures have proved insufficient to reverse the downward drift In return Cigar Makers Hope For Big Lift Out of New Administration New York -0JPII The coun try's cigar makers are hoping to get a big lift out of the new administration in Washington. President-elect Kennedy is a cigar smoker - the first one to occupy the White House in this century. The only presi dent of the past particularly noted for his love of cigars was General Grant. ; Kennedy is not a heavy smoker. In fact photos of him with a cigar are so rare only one, used in a booklet dis tributed during the campaign by Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson, has been widely cir culated. Hoping for Somebody But what really raises the manufacturers' hopes is that Kennedy, at 43, is a cigar smoking young man of world prominence and distinction. They have been hoping for a quarter century for somebody like that to come along. Sir Winston Churchill cre ated a magnificent Image of the cigar smoker of distinction and helped sell cigars all this phone SL gives you ma anWice" .anywhere A salesman wrote us that he would sooner leave home without his shoes than forget his Bell System Credit Card! This is a trifle extreme but docs point up , its usefulness. With this card, you're in close touch with home or ollicc. You can call ahead for reservations or appointments; get decisions on yesterday's contact or say "thanks" for an ordcr-H'fmif begging a phone, callingollecr or fumbling for change. The card -with the dime tucked in its slot gives you an oflicc anywhere, anytime. And you regularly receive all your charges for easy expense-accounting. Why not start the New Year olT right have your secretary call our business office for your Bell System Credit Card today? It's part of our service to you. pacific phpneorthwest Carrier Problems on investment, the GE execu tive noted. One Big Advantage He said, however, that the railroads do have one great potential advantage in meet ing intensified competition frnm nihor mnrips of transpor tation - their own rights of way. One of the more common measures of railroad produc tivity is gross ton-miles per train hour. High gross ton miles per train hour may be obtained by running heavy trains at low speed or by running lighter trains at high speed, Paxton explained in the New York Stock Exchange publication. The low average speed of a large portion of today's freight service reflects efforts to increase productivity by making trains longer and heavier, and running them at relatively low speed. While this produces a good around the world-people con sciously or subconsciously imitate leaders they admire. . But the Churchill image was the image of the mature smoker - even of the older man. It didn't help much to crash the young smoker mar ket held so dominantly by cigarettes. Salinger Heavy Smoker The hopes for Kennedy cigar-smoking image are en hanced because Kennedy's youthful press secretary, Pierre Salinger, only 35, is a heavy cigar smoker and very likely will ,be photographed quite often cigar In hand In the next four years. The cigar makers arc not going to do anything them selves lo help create this im age of the distinguished young cigar smoker under the new administration. "We're just hoping," President Eugene L. Raymond of the Cigar Insti tute of America told United Press International. "We have too much respect for the presi dency to do more." TRAVEL A LOT? - A A showing by the productivity yardstick, he said, there usual ly is no actual Improvement in service to the shipper. The number of standard locomotive units can be in creased lo obtain greater pow er and speed, Paxton noted, but this means increased op erating costs. Heavier Trains The attractive combination is a heavy train pulled at high speed by a more powerful locomotive, he staled. After seven years of re search and development GE has introduced the U25B loco motive, "new from the rails up and designed to provide 50 per cent greater horsepower than most of the diesel-elec-Ironies now in domestic serv ice," Paxton reported. A demonstration locomo tive, made up of two of the new GE units and generating 5,000 horsepower has been tested by some 12 major main line railroads. Paxton said it has rolled up an Impressive record of "faster -than -sched ule runs." Paxton concluded that his company sincerely believes that the U25B locomotive will play a substantial role In the new era of railroading. Skiing Mishap Kills University Student Bend - IUPII - A 24-year-old University of Oregon student was Injured fatally in a skiing accident Saturday. The victim, Nicholas V. Utt San Francisco, died en route to a Bend hospital after strik ing a tree while skiing at the Hoodoo Ski Bowl. The Deschutes County Medi cal Examiner said cause of death was internal injuries. Dr. Harry Cloyd of the Ore gon Stale hospital staff in Sa lem performed an emergency tracheotomy with a pocket knife when Utt suddenly stopped breathing en route to tnc i nspllal but the operation failed lo restore his breathing. Cloyd. along with Dr. Dean K. Brooks, l-,o superintendent at the slalc lu-spital, were ski ing at Hoodoo Bowl when the accident occurred. Vvli Ambassador Will Have Strong Say In U.S. Policy By United Press International Adlai E. Stevenson, who is this country's new ambassador to the United Nations, is no stranger to the world organ ization. He has been charac terized as probably knowing more about the international body than anyone in the United States. For this and two other im portant reasons, he will have a stronger voice in U. S. for eign policy councils than any of his predecessors at the U. N. Reason No. 2 is that over the past eight years or so Ste venson has spent much of his time studying foreign affairs. This has entailed extensive travel, which in turn gave rise to the third reason: That as a quasi-offficial gooodwill am bassador overseas he has be come one of the best known and most admired Americans of his time. Endorsed By Rusk The hearty endorsement of Stevenson as an expert on the U. N. came from Dean Rusk President - elect John F. Ken nedy's secretary of state desig nate. "There is no question,1 Rusk said recently, "we want to get the full benefit of Gov Stevenson's counsels in for eign policy. We expect him to play a key role in the formu lation of foreign policy Washington." Stevenson himself has said that one of the major aims of the incoming administration will be to rebuild American prestige abroad. He also has expressed the belief that Rus sia will not be able to wreck the U. N., and the hope that the organization can "be factor to end the cold war and not aggravate it." The former Illinois govern or, who lost two presidential races lo Dwighl D. Eisen hower, has been familiar with the United Nations since its inception. He helped former Secretary of State Edward Stcttinius In shaping up the foundations of the organiza tion in 1045. Since then, lie has served in several U. N. posts, includ ing that of U. S. delegate. Serve In Europe He gained practical experi ence in world affairs as a member of an Air Force sur vey mission in London and the European Theater during World War II and as head of a post-war economic missioon in Italy. Further, he stepped himself in foreign affairs information lo prepare for his presiden tial campaigns, and has writ ten and spoken on U. S. poli cies in the cold war conflict with Communism since his second presidential defeat In 1956. The 00-year old Stevenson has a quick, penetrating mind. His public speeches usually are garnished with commen tary which may be witty, sometimes cutting but always frank and to the point. The name Stevenson has been prominent In Illinois pol itics for 100 years. Adlai's grandfather, for whom he was named, was vice president ol the United States from 1893 to 1897 under Grover Cleve land. YMCA Schedules Annual Reunion The Young Men's Christian association of Mcdford will hold its annual Camp Reunion for all boys who attended camp in past years or who might be interested In camp next s u m m e r at ( p.m Wednesday. Jan. 25. The reunion is part of the week's activities at the YMCA which is the National YMCA week In 77 different coun tries. The reunion will consist of meeting friends and load ers from last summer's camps watching movies taken at camp last summer, and learn ing about the plans for tnc coming season. It is hoped by Bruce burns. camp director, that all boys who went to cither day camp or Diamond lake camp last summer will attend. Parents arc encouraged to attend. RAINS HIT INDONESIA Kucliing, Indonesia - ilTIi -More tlinn 10 Indies of rain foil In one day lierc last week, causing floods tliat killed sev eral persons, the government reported todny. The 10.7 Inch es of rainfall was the greatest since 1053. when an all-time record of 12.5 Inches was set. INVITE KENNEDY WshiiiRton - rt-TD - The Na tional Governors' conference has invited President Kenne dy lo address II unmiaj meet In ADLAI STEVENSON Expert on UN OF SMITH & MEN Bv Jac k Smith (el 1960 Times-Mirror Syndicate We hear complaints these days that the nation is wast ing some of its best brains -the untapped intellect of the American housewife. I'm happy lo report there is no such waste at the Aero jet-General nucleonics plant, out In Azusa, Calif. Just the other day, accord ing to a man on Aerojct's pub lic relations team, a bunch of the scientists were sitting around working on a real stickler of an atom-age prob lem. They weren't making any progress, and then, with what the Aerojet man called "exas perating womanly deftness," a housewife came up with the answer. This was the s i t u a t i o n : Needed - a supply of small, watertight containers with lock-on lids to store uranium in. They don't like to leave uranium lying around in pud dles. "They had to be small," Aerojet's man explained, "be cause large concentrations of uranium in one container could be dangerous. "They had to be watertight because wet uranium could also constitute a danger. They had to have lock-on lids to prevent any possibility of spillage. 'As the atomic experts pon dered their problem," he went on, "an ingenious employee -housewife solved it for them with that same exasperating woman deftness that used lo re-start stalled cars with hair pins. "Her perfect solution? An ordinary pressure cooker- plucked from the prosaic world of the pantry. And temporarily - stalled science rolled on again," concluded the Aerojet man. The story fascinated me. How many housewives, I won dered, might be contributing to the scientific explosion in stead of to that other one? Thai evening, just as a test, I outlined the Aerojet prob lem at the dinner table. "Supposing," I said, a bunch of nuclear scientists needed some small, watertight containers with lock-on lids to store uranium in? What would you suggest?" "How small?" asked my wife. "Oh. I don't know," I said "About the size of an ordinary pressure cooker, I guess. She thought a while. "Pic nic coolers," she said. "No good." "Why not? They're water tight. They have lock-on lids and they come in several sizes." "They're the wrong color," I said. "These containers have to be aluminum colored, like a kitchen pot." She thought some more. "Milk cans," she said. "No good." "Why not? They're water tight with lock-on lids and they're the right color." "Too big." China Plans Purge Of 'Bad Elements' Tokyo - il'PH - Red China formally acknowledged the existence of unrest among its hungry millions Saturday, and added ominously that '"bad elements will be cleaned out" of the government and the Communist parly. A communique issued at the close of this week's Com munist Central committee meeting in Peiping also con firmed reports that last year's farm production failed to meet planned goals. It repeated previous statements blaming "natural calamities" for crop Submarine Completes 'Mission of Peace' New London, Conn. - It'PD George Washington, pioneer ing Polaris missile firing nu clear submarine, ended its his toric "mission of peace" At lantic patrol Saturday claim ing a 67 day record for con tinuous submersion. The 380-foot grey killer sub marine has been prowling the Atlantic since Nov. 15 with a full load of 16 Polaris mis siles "docked and in a state of readiness" at all times. The vessel fired its first Polaris last July. DUNCAN SEES REBIRTH Madras -IUPU- House Speak er Robert Duncan, D-Medford, said Friday night the inaugu ration of President John F. Kennedy means a "rebirth of the Democratic party." "Why don't these scientists just make what they want? Can t they design the con tainers and order some made up?" "They haven't got time," I explained. "It's a matter of life and death. The uranium is probably lying around in piles, getting critical." "I give up," she said. "Pressure cookers," I said. "Ordinary pressure cookers, plucked from the prosaic world of the pantry." "No," she said. "They wouldn't work. They have a little valve in the lid. They aren't watertight. The ura nium would leak out." "Good grief!" I exclaimed. "I wonder if they know that out at Aerojet!" Now I've got her working on how lo start a stalled car with a hairpin. CANNON SHEETS W Count r n as j& at S sggs f Hop H LXlJ BEACON 70"x80" . I MATTRESS PAD v I 0 SHEET "Voo ANDC0?ER L7n la H Double Bed Siie v Ni ; lrl W BLANKET $6.00 OAq M vKI? Va'Ue nlT W P lT wiif SWEAT SHIRTS E rn iL) L AjfJ 11 men-s size m 90 W tH rT YStf ccanPdillhe.9 f W REG' 2'" B JH 1 M (y-) I IMwJ NJ'''y I T- 75 wool Reg. 14.88 U lH kapok K&y xfiSsvv ' mer M BED PILLOWS fifc Sfj J-H Q Value ICFp 2.00 99c 0 W T00TH PflSTE or S,He 59C B EN .93 GILLETTE FOAMY shav.no tkfam 59c WiS4 JjMi H 1.00 RICHARD HODNUT SHAMPOO 59c YT Jf F3 2.00 RICHARD HUDNUT flANn , ot.on 69c NH&T E .99 STOPETTE DEODORANT ,,, .os 69c 353 tt I mm Ipssgsgsssss 1"-' 'V 'STm " i- n n'i 1 r . i r i i'i w"L'i' I iri'4Ti "Si" miaa.ll-JP!it; Contracts to Plant Tree Seedlings Are Awarded by Bureau Portland - Contracts for planting approximately 2,142,- 000 two-year-old seedling trees on tracts throughout Oregon were awarded recently by the bureau of land management, department of the interior. The Medford district of the BLM will receive portions of 1,500,000 dougias fir seedlings, and up to 640,000 ponderosa pine seedlings, according to the area administrator. Wayne W." Young of Myrtle Creek was given contracts for planting 134,000 trees in the Medford district, and South ern Oregon Reforestation com pany, Medford, will plant 262, 000 trees at a cost of $8,902. Other contracts went to Elmer W. Beier, Eagle Point, 279,000 in Medford, at $9,416; and Paul J. Blair, Medford, 207, 000 trees at $7,890. Planted Throughout District Jacks A. Thomson, forester for the local BLM district, said the trees would be planted throughout the Medford dis trict, but specifically near Butte Falls, in the Wilderville burn area, and in the Buck mountain area near Klamath Falls. Bids for planting 127,000 seedlings on three Medford projects will be opened by the Portland BLM office teb. t The planting contracts are all LONG CORRIDOR New York-IUPII-A vice pres ident of the New York Central Railroad today gave up the mop he had swabbed the long corridors of Grand Central terminal with during the rail road strike. James Boisi, in charge of central real estate, dumped the mop in a closet and sighed: "I never realized that corridor was so long." 72" x 108" 130 Thread Count REG. 1.99 69 part of the bureau s Oregon reforestation program that in volves about 25,000 acres per year. Work on the projects will start immediately, and is scheduled to be completed by early spring. Planting is done at this time of year because of favorable weather conditions, and be cause seedlings now are dor mant. ' AIDEN F. MOYER Frigidaire Salesman, Says My customers like Frigidiire because the Automatic S o a k Cycle gives them the flexibility . , to wash denims, diapers and even woolen blankets safely. t A SWEETHEART OF A PAIR AT y ' u Warranty LEONARD ELECTRIC COMPANY "Mcdford's Leading Appliance 309 EAST MAIN STREET 39c tiui lUft gALU, Q-lips 23c 89c DEEP HEAT 59c 49c V1CKS VAPO RUB 36c 12c TUMS 5c 2.09 METRECAL LIQUID 6pah 1.39 PUB OFFERS PRIZE Letchworth, England - IUPD The first pub to open its doori in this previously dry town to day offered two free bottlej of beer each day for a year for the best suggestion for a name. RETIRED OFFICIAL DIES Canton, N. C. - UIPU - Fu neral services will be held Wednesday for H. A. Helder, 74, retired vice president o! Champion Paper and Fibra company. COLLEGE MANAGER DIES Greensboro, N. C. - fllTO E. Ray Hodgin, 67, business manager of North Carolina A&T college here since 1923, died Monday. f . t 2 mi A SWEETHEART OF A PRICE! Exclusive Automatic Soak Exclusive Somersault Washing Exclusive Flowing Heat Four Automatic Drying Cycles Budget Priced ... 5 Year Dealer for the Past 30 Years" PHONE SP 3-4541 mum PAY LESS YOUR PRESCRIPTION HEADQUARTERS OPEN N1TES TILL 9 SP 3-7474 ing next June .wail. shortages. o o